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== '''en construction:'''Research ==
:At first I had decided to build Firefox using Visual Studio 2005 on Windows XP. No knowing where to start I did what I usually do when I don’t have a clue about something. I googled it. Using the following search query “build Firefox using visual studio” in google I was directed to [http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~david.humphrey/writing/firefox-win32-build.html].
:I followed the instructions on that page up to the point where the buildsetup.bat needed to be executed. It did not work. I was unable to execute the script. I knew this because it wasn’t setting up the correct environmental variables for CVS to work properly. After an hour of struggle with this problem I decided to give up on Windows and decided to try my luck with OS X.
:I chose to build Firefox using the release 1.5.0.6 source which was available online on the mozilla release [http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.6/source/ website]. I downloaded firefox-1.5.0.6-source.tar.bz2 and then extracted the content of the archive into /Users/Moe/proj/. ::'''My .mozconfig settings''':{| class="fullwidth-table"|-|class="header" width="5%"||class="header" width="95%"||- |- ||<pre>sudo gcc_select 3.3export MOZCONFIG=~/proj. $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfigmk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/ff-opt-staticac_add_options --with-macos-sdk=/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdkac_add_options --enable-optimizeac_add_options --disable-debugac_add_options --enable-staticac_add_options --disable-sharedac_add_options --disable-testsmk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browserac_add_options --enable-application=browser</pre>|-|} :I searched google with the following query “mac osx build firefox” and this page [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Build_Documentation] was returned as one of the search results. I then followed the instructions on this the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Build_Documentation build documentation] page and at the end was able to get Firefox built and running in no time.
== ''':''' Hardware and Software Requirements ==
::'''Xcode''': I already had Xcode installed since I had used it before in my BTP course. Xcode provided me with the SDKs that were required for building Firefox as well as the build tools like the gcc 3.3 compiler. [[http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/ Get Xcode]]
::'''DarwinPorts''': The Mozilla prerequisites page for building Firefox on OS X recommends the installation of DarwinPorts, a package management system, needed in order to [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mac_OS_X_Build_Prerequisites install libIDL, Glib and autoconf]. I also had DarwinPorts installed on my computer.
::[[http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/docs/ Installation Document]] [[http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/getdp/ Get DarwinPorts]]
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== ''':''' Resources Used==
:#http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mac_OS_X_Build_Prerequisites
:#http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Configuring_Build_Options
:#http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.6/source/
:#http://developer.apple.com
== ''':''' Screenshot==
:[[Image:Moefirefoxss.jpg|Firefox screenshot [1.5.06]]]
== ''':''' Final Thoughts ==
:My first experience with building Firefox has been quite uneventful. I was expecting hours of painful struggle with this assignment but luckily the entire process went without a hitch at least compared to the other horror stories I’ve heard. I however consider myself lucky to have all the tools needed already installed and ready to go.